during a meeting of the vatican cardinals. he said it in latin and it was definitely unexpected. his last day will be february 28th. right now we are standing in front of st. mary's cathedral. we are hoping to get comment from them a little bit letter this morning. even given his old age and ailing help, you normally don't see popes step down. the last time it happened was nearly 600 years when pope gregory xii resigned. he did so to end the civil war within the church. pope benedict emphasized that carrying out the duties of being pope the leader of more than a billion roman catholics requires strength which he simply doesn't have anymore. after having repeatedly examed my conscious before god, i have come to the certainty that my strength due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise. pope benedict the 265th pope was born in 1927 as joseph in germany. he was forced into the hitler's youth at age 14. he served in the army but was desserted. he led the church since 2005 through a time that has seen him criticized for the handling of the parishioners of church. t

told them more than 12 hours ago. >>> big announcements from the vatican over night as the pep pro pairs to step down -- pope prepares to step down. >>> fire races through a vacant home. we'll tell you what investigators are saying this morning about the possible cause. >>> the big winners and big losers on oscar night. we'll have a live report from hollywood. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day. new week. monday, february 25th i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. steve is here with the weather. i'm the first person to love the sun but we need rain. no rain in sight? >> march 5th. maybe. maybe. you'll like this week though, pam. if you like sunshine and warmer weather. we will have to wait for a couple of days. today higher clouds and patchy low clouds from a very, very weak system. highs 50s and 60s. here is sal. >>> good morning. traffic is doing pretty well, steve, here on 880 north and southbound. no major problems driving through. also the morning commute looks good as you drive through on east and westbound 2

into retirement. how this could have a major impact on the embattled vatican bank. >>> good morning. if you are driving on 24 westbound between walnut creek and oakland very nice looking drive. >>> welcome back. new this morning the pope just approved one of his last major appointments as the pope. he named a german lawyer to become the new head of the vatican bank. he was described by the pontiff as a man with solid financial and catholic credentials. that announcement ends a nine month search after the former head of the vatican bank was removed for what officials called incompetence. >>> the mayor of san diego will pay back $2 million. her husband the founder of jack in the box died in 1994. in 2001 she says she started to gamble heavily and borrowed money from her husband's foundation. her lawyer says a medical condition effected her ability to make good judgments. >> there was a tumor growing in her brain in the centers of the brain that effect and control logic, reasoning, and most importantly judgment. >> now according to court documents she won more than $1 billion in a nine yea

. >>> developing news from the vatican, he is the leader of the new church. >>> and from the white house, a respected journalists what bob said about the president and sequester tracing -- and sequestering which led to a heated exchange. . >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news >> so we have a little bit of rain? >> yes. >> there was a little bit santa rosa to ukiah, 40s and 50s for the lows, here is sal. >>> this is a look at the sunole grade, southbound 680 traffic is moving well off to a good start, we are off to a good start in just minutes, now let's go back to the desk. >>> santa cruz officers will start going back to work, two veteran officers are killed in the line of duty and we are trying to find out how that deadly tragedy unfolded. tara, good morning. >>> good morning, that memorial continues to grow for those two fallen officers and they are sitting here on the cement, flowers, well wishers also adorn the spot. this is an area for officers who have been shell shocked and more details about the deadly tragedy are coming to

, the vatican is acknowledging for the first time pope benedict xvi has had a pace maker for years. this came one day after the pope announced he was resigning. he cited his age and fatigue is the reasons he is stepping down. even his closest associates had no idea he was planning on stepping down. the church hopes to have a new pope in place in time for easter. the number of catholics is declining in europe and there is a projected boom in asia and latin america. and a new pope could come from a country far away from europe. >> up until this point popes have always been european but the college of cardinals is becoming much more global. >> cardinals from nigeria and canada. they are all on the short list. there is one considered to become the next pope. >>> the arch diocese recently barred him from public duties for not doing more to stop sexual abuse by priests when he led the archdiocese. he looks forward to traveling to rome to elect the next pope. you will find more on the pope's decision to step down and you will find the process of choosing the next pope on www.ktvu.com. >>>

! . >>> welcome back, it is now 5:13 as the vatican prepares for the new pope, there is information on whether they should be part of the couldn't clave. roger was stripped of his duties at the largest archdiocese and that was after they hid accusations of child molesting priests. >> this case is very recent but there may be others who also had some problems with the administration of sexual abuse cases in their diocese. >> they are expected to begin in march and 117 cardinals will have to agree to elect the new pope and he will indicate he will take part in the new couldn't clave -- conn clave. >>> cardinal shawn o'malleyly has been mentioned frequently in the italian press. there has never been an american pope but this time around, cardinals from south america and africa are also being talked about as candidates. >>> there is a popular christian dating website and a california man is using that website to lure women and then rape them. coming up, what the police are saying and how that website is responding. >>> just a couple of days before automatic spending cuts go into effect. we have mo

personally blessed at the vatican. >>> the police chief is calling it the darkest day in santa cruz's history. we will tell you about two fallen police officers and the person that police say is responsible. >>> and we are live in san francisco look at this mess sewage backing up in one san francisco neighborhood. claudine wong is there. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> good morning, to you. welcome back. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news wednesday february 27th. >> i'm pam cook. let's check in with steve paulson. still no sign of rain coming. >> next wednesday. >> oh next wednesday. >> yeah. yesterday sunny. today you'll get a lot more high clouds. you'll start off clear. i think north bay even though it will be nice not as warm as yesterday. temperatur

. >>> cardinals williams leaves for the vatican to help choose the next peep. he will be among the 116 and he will talk about some of the qualities he will be looking for in the next pope. >> a man of prayer, a person who has shown qualities of leadership either through his work through a major arch die essential in the -- archdiocese in the world or perhaps more ideally a combination of those things. >> cardinal hopes to like the a new pope before the start of holy week. >>> more teens are dying in car crashes but when it comes to california, there is slightly better news. they conducted this new study and shows the deaths among 16 and 17-year-old drivers are up nationwide in the first six months of 2012. however 17 states and the official deaths went down slightly. >>> drakes bay is celebrating a legal victory which should let them stay open until may. they can continue to operate while an appeals court considers its eviction. they were ordered to shut down next month, after the secretary of interior decided not to renew the lease. the challenge is scheduled to be heard in may. sal is coming in

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